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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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France and the Coal Question. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

BERLIN, Saturday.—It is semi-offcially announced that the German Government have replied to France's note on the coal question, asserting that the assumption of the note on…

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Overseas Labor Troubles. Mining Dispute Settled. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Sunday.—The Crown mines trouble has been settled, the Mincowners' Union, executive deciding that the union could not victimise anyone because of his…

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Coal Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: —Mr. John Felt, giviug evidence, before the Coat Commission, in referring to the coal trade, said:—"The outlook is not promising, as we are threatened…

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Disputes in West Maitland Districts Several Collieries Idle. West Maitland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

It is feared that the disputes at present existing between the members of the Colliery Employees' Federation and the Deputies Shotfirers' Association will…

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State Coal Trade. Painting a Gloomy Picture. The Industrial Peace Problem. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

Giving evidence to-day before the Coal Commission, Mr. John Fell painted a gloomy picture of the coal trade. The outlook is not promising, he said, as we…

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Coal Mining Industry. The Maitland Collieries Dispute Extending. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 3

A serious position is developing in the collieries in the Maitland coalfield in consequence of the dispute between the Deputies and Shotfirers' Association and…

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Teven Creek Opal Mines

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. J. Johnson, a well-known resident of. the Tweed, who has been working for some time past on the Teven Creek opal mines, has handed us ("Tweed Daily") the…

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Coal Industry. The West Maitland Dispute. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

The Deputies, and Shotfirers' Association at West Maitland is holding an aggregate meeting to deal with the miners' dispute…

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Gold Confiscated. the Federal Proclamation

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Five Indians were detained in February last by the Customs authorities when attempting to leave the country 196 ouneers of gold in their…

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Orange Gold Discoveries. Orange

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Further discoveries of gold point to successful development work in the near future. A reef is being followed which means an open cut into the…

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Gold Export Indians Caught With "the Goods." SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Early in February five Indians who are proceeding to India by a Dutch steamer, were examined by the Customs officials, who found upon them some…

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News of the World. the Gold Exchange. New York

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

It is reported that the British are preparing to despatch £40,000,000 in gold to the United States to rectify the exchange…

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Badak Tin Mine

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Wilson, mining expert, who went to-Keddav to report on the Badak syndicate's a property, returned to Sydney to-day. He said he could not speak…

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Profiteering. Goal Miners' Scheme

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A conference of Maitland coalfield unionists decided to convene ail aggregate meeting for Saturday next to consider the question of profiteering. It is…

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Beer and Rents. Miners' Profiteering Campaign. West Maitland

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

A conference of representatives of miners' lodges and Unions was held today to deal with profiteering in beer, rents, and general commodities…

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The Coal Industry. Shortage in Melbourne. Maitland Trouble Overcome. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

There is still a great shortage of coal at Melbourne owing to the incidence of the marine "enginees' strike, and it is expected that at least it will be a…

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Mining Activities. Broken Hill Settlement Expected. Badak Tin Shares. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

In view of the possible early settlement of the Broken Hill strike, the share market in Barrier scrip was animated yesterday, and quotations all…

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Anxious to See the Goldfields. Motor Trip Across Back Country. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

Colonel Amery gave a luncheon to Mr. A. Fisher and Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioners for Australia and New Zealand), and the…

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Badak Mining Syndicate

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Badak mining syndicate has been floated into a company of 750,000 shares at £1 each…

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Coal Commission. Scum From Great Britain

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. A. S. Sellers giving evidence before the Coal Commission remarked Hint there are certain men who never mind where they go and who make a…

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